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Johann Urb

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Johann Urb was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on 24 January 1977 into the family of Tarmo and Maris. When Johann was 10, he moved to Finland with his mother and her new husband. They lived in several small towns until they finally settled in Tampere. At the age of 17 Johann moved to his father's in New York, where he soon started a modeling career. In 2001, he landed a small part in the movie Zoolander (2001). After that, he did a role in the short movie Fear of Feathers (2003) and appeared in one episode of CSI: Miami (2002). In 2004, he got a part in the short-running TV-show The Mountain (2004). After that, he appeared as a guest on several TV shows and appeared in more minor film roles. In 2008, Johann got his first big film role in the much-hated The Hottie & the Nottie (2008). In 2009, things seemed to go up when he made a short but memorable appearance as the sexy, heroic pilot in Roland Emmerich's disaster epic 2012 (2009) and played a journalist in the fantasy TV series Eastwick (2009), which brought him critical recognition. At the moment, Johann has two romantic comedies in work.
BornJanuary 24, 1977
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    Known for

    Stephen Amell in Arrow (2012)
    Arrow
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Vigilante
    • Vincent Sobel
    Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
    Resident Evil: Retribution
    5.3
    • Leon S. Kennedy
    • 2012
    David Duchovny in Californication (2007)
    Californication
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Robbie Mac
    Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
    2012
    5.8
    • Sasha
    • 2009

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    Actor



    • Burning Men (2022)
      Burning Men
      Short
      • Gil
      • Gilroy
      • 2022
    • Child Machine (2022)
      Child Machine
      4.6
      • Marlon
      • 2022
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Jan Rilz
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Cullen G. Chambers, Johann Urb, Corey Large, Timothy V. Murphy, Trevor Gretzky, Laffrey Witbrod, Robert Laenen, Edward Drake, Joe Munroe, Kelcey Rose, Sarah May Sommers, Rob Gough, and Anna Hindman in American Siege (2021)
      American Siege
      3.4
      • Toby Cavendish
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Johnny Messner, and Cody Kearsley in Breach (2020)
      Breach
      2.9
      • Shady
      • 2020
    • The Deep Ones (2020)
      The Deep Ones
      4.1
      • Petri
      • 2020
    • Marcus Perry in Kinetic (2020)
      Kinetic
      Short
      • Detective Young
      • 2020
    • Gina La Piana and Kate Austin in Stay with Me (2019)
      Stay with Me
      • Josh
      • 2019
    • Johann Urb, Thomas A. Koch, Ravi Jayant, Christy St. John, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Grant Corvin, Annie Roumeliotis, Jared Leaf, Nicholas Riggall, Monica Rucinski, and Adam Kalmbach in Sync (2019)
      Sync
      Video Game
      • Wrath
      • 2019
    • Pandora (2019)
      Pandora
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Captain Jaworski
      • 2019
    • Johann Urb in The Man Who Sleeps Backwards in Time (2019)
      The Man Who Sleeps Backwards in Time
      Short
      • Emitt
      • 2019
    • Chasing Unicorns (2019)
      Chasing Unicorns
      6.8
      • Tom Marcusson
      • 2019
    • Steve Agee in Porthole (2018)
      Porthole
      3.7
      • Zeus
      • 2018
    • Straight Talk Express (2018)
      Straight Talk Express
      Short
      • Lance Evver
      • 2018
    • Tuliliilia (2018)
      Tuliliilia
      4.7
      • Kaarel
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Gina La Piana, Johann Urb, Nadine Velazquez, Bert Belasco, Duncan Tran, and Rachel Pringle in Our Bnb Life (2017)
      Our Bnb Life
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Will Sasso and Diora Baird in Beautiful Girl (2014)
      Beautiful Girl
      4.1
      • producer
      • 2014

    Soundtrack



    • The Deep Ones (2020)
      The Deep Ones
      4.1
      • performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (uncredited)
      • 2020

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    The Hottie and the Nottie
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    The Hottie and the Nottie

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • January 24, 1977
      • Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
    • Spouses
        Rachel PringleApril 8, 2018 - present
    • Parents
      • Tarmo Urb
    • Relatives
      • Tom Urb(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Nintendo 3DS available at Target stores.

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    • Trivia
      Moved to Finland when he was 10 years old.
    • Quotes
      I had to clean up my look [for the role on "The Mountain"]. Usually I have more of a beard. I'm a guy's guy. I don't like to tinker in front of a mirror in the morning. Shaving is not my thing.
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